CVE-2020-17507
Publication date 12 August 2020
Last updated 9 March 2026
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
An issue was discovered in Qt through 5.12.9, and 5.13.x through 5.15.x before 5.15.1. read_xbm_body in gui/image/qxbmhandler.cpp has a buffer over-read.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| qt4-x11 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Vulnerable
|
|
| qtbase-opensource-src | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1+esm3
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.6
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.7+esm2
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
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| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | Low |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-5081-1
- Qt vulnerabilities
- 16 September 2021
- USN-8076-1
- Qt vulnerabilities
- 5 March 2026
Other references
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/426FCC6JNK4JUEX5QHJQDYQ6MUVQ3E6P/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-17507
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/308436 (dev branch)
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/308496 (5.15 branch)
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/308495 (5.12 branch)